Valpo rallies from 14 down to turn back Wright State

Associated Press

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Brandon Wood scored 26 points and Valparaiso rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Wright State 71-60 on Friday night.

Trailing 36-22 with 4:39 to go in the first half, the Crusaders (13-5, 5-1 Horizon League) went on a 24-6 run spanning both halves.

Wood scored 18 in the spourt — seven in the first half and 11 to open the second — for a 46-42 lead with 15:24 left.

After Cole Darling’s free throw trimmed the lead to three points, the Raiders (11-7, 4-2) could get no closer than five points.

Wright State shot 68 percent from the floor in the first half, but only 18.2 percent in the second.

Butler 87, Detroit 64

DETROIT

Matt Howard had 17 points and six rebounds and Khyle Marshall added 16 points and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (13-5, 5-1), who led 42-20 after the first half.

Chris Blake paced Detroit (10-8) with 15 points and five steals.

TOP 25 women No. 3 Duke 87, No. 21 Florida State 70

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Jasmine Thomas scored 22 points to lead Duke.

The Blue Devils (16-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) got 15 points each from freshmen Haley Peters and Tricia Liston, while Chelsea Gray added 13.

Courtney Ward scored a game-high 25 points and Alexa Deluzio added 17 for Florida State, which closed within three points with 12:28 left only to see Duke quickly regain command.

Duke took the lead at 18-16 on Thomas’ 3-pointer that ignited a 25-8 run, culminating with a 3-pointer from Liston that put the Blue Devils ahead 40-24.

No. 11 North Carolina 83, N.C. State 76

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

Italee Lucas scored 19 points as North Carolina blew nearly all of a 24-point lead in the second half.

Chay Shegog scored 13 points for the Tar Heels (16-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who pushed ahead by double figures late in the first half.